donkey work

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Work that isdifficult,boring, androutine.Why does everyone else get the interesting work while I have to do all thedonkey work, and even the company'sdirty work?2019,Bernardine Evaristo,Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page161:Labi said she did not need to carry planks of wood on her head any more, it wasdonkey workfor idiots2022,The Atlantic:But what looks likedonkeyworkis a necessary step in a formulaic approach, a set of prescribed practices that have their own embedded wisdom.

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